One would wish it.
I haven’t been to London in ten years, but my British friends claim that it’s safer to go out in Paris than in London. There’s just less random violence in France, even in the zones. I’m not saying everything is hunky-dory here because I’ve seen some pretty nasty stuff in Paris, it’s just in London it’s really bad.
Also, the French would kick out QATADA with very little fanfare. Poof. He’s gone.